Research Article
Positive Association between Hemoglobin Concentration and Blood Pressure in Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study Based on Rafsanjan Cohort Study
Table 1
Baseline demographic characteristics of the study participants based on gender.
| | Variables | Total (n = 9398) | Men (n = 4396) | Women (n = 5002) | Test statistics | values |
| | Age (year) | 49.78 ± 9.53 | 49.78 ± 9.70 | 49.79 ± 9.39 | t = −0.059 | 0.953# | | Employment status | | | | χ2 = 5547.808 | <0.001 | | Jobless | 147 (1.6) | 129 (2.9) | 18 (0.4) | | | | Employed | 4502 (47.9) | 3543 (80.6) | 959 (19.2) | | | | Retired | 978 (10.4) | 724 (16.5) | 254 (5.1) | | | | Housewife | 3771 (40.1) | 0 | 3771 (75.4) | | | | Education level | | | | χ2 = 199.202 | <0.001 | | Illiterate | 879 (9.4) | 269 (6.1) | 610 (12.2) | | | | ≤Diploma | 6975 (74.2) | 3204 (72.9) | 3771 (75.4) | | | | Academic | 1544 (16.4) | 923 (21.0) | 621 (12.4) | | | | Marital status | | | | χ2 = 421.224 | <0.001 | | Single | 125 (1.3) | 59 (1.3) | 66 (1.3) | | | | Married | 8668 (92.2) | 4293 (97.7) | 4375 (87.5) | | | | Widowed | 493 (5.2) | 17 (0.4) | 476 (9.5) | | | | Divorced | 112 (1.2) | 27 (0.6) | 85 (1.7) | | | | Current smoking | 1592 (16.9) | 1515 (34.5) | 77 (1.5) | χ2 = 1802.537 | <0.001 | | Drug use | 2199 (23.4) | 2002 (45.5) | 197 (3.9) | χ2 = 2259.374 | <0.001 | | Alcohol intake | 964 (10.3) | 953 (21.7) | 11 (0.2) | χ2 = 1170.417 | <0.001 |
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Data are expressed as mean ± standard deviation (SD) or number (%). Chi-square test; #Independent two-sample t-test. |
